'Really talented people': Nearly 73,000 students apply to UT for fall, setting record

The University of Texas at Austin received almost 73,000 undergraduate applications for the fall 2024 semester — yet again breaking a record for the UT System’s flagship university. Most students, excluding a few programs on a different schedule, received their admission decision Feb. 1, Joey Williams, the director of marketing supporting undergraduate admissions recruitment, told the American-Statesman. As required by state law, the top 6% of all Texas high school students are offered automatic entry to the university — making up 75% of UT’s incoming class. The remaining 25%, students not automatically admitted, are chosen from a holistic review process, and this year that group had an acceptance rate of 11%. “There’s a lot of really talented people trying to get into UT, and they’re all really high caliber,” Williams said. “The staff, they work very hard to recruit the best that they can, so it’s an exciting time of year.”